Ensembles | University Wind Ensemble

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Director: Wayne Gordon
Rehearsals: Mondays, 7:00 - 9:30 pm, Mandel Hall

The University Wind Ensemble is a select group of fifty to sixty instrumentalists whose musical interests range from the most serious to the recreational player.  The group presents one concert per quarter, after an intensive preparation period of six to seven weeks.  With a concentration on modern literature conceived specifically for the wind ensemble medium, the University Wind Ensemble provides its members with an opportunity to perform music of the highest quality by such renowned wind composers as Malcolm Arnold, Percy Grainger, Gustav Holst, David Maslanka, Alfred Reed, and Frank Ticheli, as well as transcriptions of orchestral masterpieces by J. S. Bach, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, and others.  Membership includes talented undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and community members who are dedicated to bringing a wide array of music to the University community for popular enjoyment.

Instrumental auditions are held annually during Orientation Week at the beginning of autumn quarter. Visit the auditions page for more information.

2009-2010 Concert Dates:
Sunday, November 22 at 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 21 at 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 16 at 2:00 p.m.